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Terracotta jug, Archaic I Cypriot
Terracotta jug, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 750–600 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.507.Open Access by the MET

Archaic I

Terracotta jug

Standing bird. H. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Shape
Jug
Motif
Bird
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Kition

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition)

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.507, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 755
  • Yon 2004, no. 1127

Photographs in the Archive

2 older photographs of this object, matched by its numbers or by comparing the photographs. Each links to its record in the Archive.

  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3605. Public domain (CC0).
  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3686. Public domain (CC0).

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